Wednesday, October 22, 2008

The Fair Haired Child

Masters of Horror: William Malone

(2006) ***½

Tara is abducted by a crazed couple. They intend to use her in some satanic ritual that will bring their son back to life. They throw her into a basement where the stairs are broken and there is no way out.

There she find Johnny hanging but not quite dead. She cuts him down but he is unable to speak so he communicates with her by writing in the dirt. As they desperately look for a way out they find a bathroom soaked in blood. Inside the room are several school type backpacks just like Tara's. Johnny warns her that He is coming. Johnny begins to get cold and Tara comforts him. They find a book that has Satanic rituals in it and Tara starts to understand she is meant to be a sacrifice. Again Johnny warns her, He is coming.But this time, he's here.

I liked this MOH episode. They didn't try to make it silly and it didn't seem like a 2 hour story was crammed into 1 hour. It was successfully suspenseful as well. Not bad at all.